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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1943
Page
8
A disrupted event schedule notes deep text garble but indicates a summer revival or service series. It mentions morning sessions, devotion, and possible notices about bids or advertisements. The readable names and details are limited, with several garbled lines obscuring precise actions or participants.
Report notes an upcoming county visit by engineers on July 29. The brief mentions the involvement of a judge and preliminary arrangements at Mansfield, with references to local records and a program addressing the situation. Further details are unclear in the fragmented text.
Lissie Happenings notes a Sunday School picnic at V Ridge with 25 members and visitors. After a hot meal of fried chicken, children played in the sand and swing set as families shared refreshments and greetings. A visitor, Mrs. Miller, suffered a minor accident but remained in good spirits. The community plans a revival starting Sunday with hopes of renewed fellowship and attendance.
Chitrence Raver of Houston spent several days with his mother and sister in Rivér and with Mrs. Meke. Henig, hosting for two girls at Dele KK, Lehi. Various family visitors and social updates present, including Clyde Ram and his wife after a clan wreck. Mrs. Raw hospitalized in Lane, Mississippi. Remarks on former Miss Jessie Mae Hart and Mr. Rant’s posting, plus other local notices and visits.
Reading excerpts reveal transfer to an Army Air Forces West Coast training center elementary flying school, with emphasis on intensive instruction, wings upon completion, and responsibilities of a military pilot. Letters describe experiences, college service transfers, and various soldiers stationed across Portland, Springfield, and other locales, reflecting wartime morale and family updates.
The letter notes camp distance hindering return trips, reports no recent bombing near their unit, and mentions U S Army Air Base, Medio Corps, Sherman Texas. It lists Miller Everitt McRee awaiting announced destination and describes furlough plans with family, plus references to Chief Warrant Officers Aryes and Louis J Nathan and a Desert Training Center in California.
Washington honors Molly Pitcher by launching a nationwide tag day to sell War Bonds and Stamps on August 4. Volunteers from Legion Auxiliaries and Molly Pitchers groups will staff stands at street corners billing entrances and public spots with red white and blue stands.
Wharton County Fair Association will turn over the fair grounds to accommodate at least 1000 War Prisoners. At a Saturday meeting it will be determined how many harvest hands each planter in the immediate area will need for the harvest. May involve local growers and county agents coordinating labor.
A wartime community page records letters from soldiers and sailors awaiting mail from home. Earl fears a traitor might slow his receipt while Coral Sprit and Eagle Mountain Lake references hint at training and postings. Several service members, including Lois Goulde and Ray Estinbaum, are noted with transfers and visits, and a cable confirms Sgt W Powers arriving in England.
Rotary News reports an entertaining pilo gram shown at Rotary Nimechean by Rotarian Sam K. Seymour of Columbus. This second Texas showing featured an American Legion picture in technicolor with County Agent J. W. Bratley operating the machine. Guests included Rev and Mrs da, O. Wilson, Lee Wilken, and AL Schulze announced a new baby Rotarian. Local officials and leaders were urged to attend future events and committee chairmen were named.
Carl W Larson died recently and was laid to rest in Rock Island after a funeral at the Rock Island Methodist Church. Rev. Joe Thomas officiated with pallbearers including Phil Zivier, TNjah Wright, Oscar Baker, Corry Roe, Maze, and BE McQueen. Survivors include his sister Mrs Carrie Ruthven of Ruthven and brother Matthew Larson of Rock Island. The body came from Fort Brown with his son and wife. Friends and relatives joined in sympathy.
The county calls for cooperation from farmers and sportsmen to curb deer damage. The AAA should advise crops less attractive to deer, with peanuts potatoes and peas noted as targets. Efforts aim to reduce future deer incursions and protect fields, urging joint action and timely reporting.
Local price panel lists stores including A-B Store Cu Market and Groce Grocery and Jones Negro store with notes on checking I G A Wilcox Grocer Sim Austin and Brown stores. Classified by price classes and items, the list names several shopkeepers and districts in the county.
A Methodist service featured Miss Ophelia Johnson and Rev. Wilson with his poem Resignation set to music of the Rosary. The issue presents A Rendezvous With Life by Rev. Wilson, praising endurance and acceptance of the inevitable, with music by Mrs. T. P. F. Dole and assistance from Mrs. W. M. Lindsay. Community notes mention sermons, church events, and a move toward debt-free status for an educational building project.
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